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Post-Game Video Interview - GriffVision - Oct. 24, 2009 
 

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First season as a Griffin…Fourth year pro…Signed as a free agent by Nashville, 12/7/05…Assigned to Milwaukee by Nashville, 9/22/06…Assigned to Milwaukee by Nashville, 9/22/07…Signed as a free agent by Columbus, 7/8/08…Assigned to Syracuse by Columbus, 9/25/08…Reassigned to Quad City by Columbus from Syracuse, 2/21/09…Signed by Grand Rapids, 9/11/09.
 

2008-09: Played an AHL career-high 76 games between Syracuse and Quad City, tallying the same offensive totals for each team (7-8—15) for a season total of 30 points (14-16—30). 2007-08: Logged 73 games for Milwaukee, earning AHL career highs in each scoring category and ranking among Admirals leaders with 15 goals (7th), 31 assists (4th) and 46 points (4th)…Netted two shorthanded goals to tie for second on the team. 2006-07: Made his AHL debut by skating in 62 contests for Milwaukee…Placed second on the Admirals in rookie scoring with 27 points (8-19—27). 2005-06: Capped off his four-year career with OHL Plymouth, finishing among the Whalers’ all-time leaders with 254 games played (3rd), 93 goals (10th), 153 assists (6th), 246 points (7th) and 24 game-winning goals (1st)…Named the Whalers’ Most Valuable Player and was awarded the Alice Iafrate Award as the team’s Overage Player of the Year…Played for the Western Conference All-Star Team during the OHL All-Star Classic…Captained Plymouth to a West Division title, pacing the Whalers with 53 assists, 77 points, three shorthanded tallies and 38 power play assists, while ranking second on the club with 24 goals through 55 games…His assists and points both marked OHL-career highs…Stood among the OHL’s leaders in assists (17th), power play assists (T11th) and shorthanded goals (T15th)…Tallied six points (1-5—6) to set a team season high for assists and match the club standard for points in a single outing, 9/21/05 at Saginaw…Scored Plymouth’s fastest opening goal of the year just 1:01 into the contest, 11/26/05 vs. Peterborough…Tallied a team-high 14-game point streak that included a four-game goal streak…Led Plymouth with 12 assists and 16 points (tied) and tied for fourth with four goals through 13 playoff games. 2004-05: Appeared in an OHL career-high 68 games for the Whalers, ranking among the club’s leaders with 24 goals (3rd), 38 assists (3rd) and 62 points (2nd)…Tied for second on the roster with a plus-16 rating, seven power play tallies and two shorthanded goals. 2003-04: Led Plymouth with an OHL career-high 30 goals and ranked fourth on the club with 38 assists and 68 points…Also paced the team with 13 power play goals and finished third with a plus-11 rating…Tallied eight points (1-7—8) and eight PIM through nine playoff games, tying for the team lead in assists and standing third in points. 2002-03: Helped Plymouth reach the OHL Western Conference finals during his first season with Plymouth…Led team rookies in all scoring categories and ranked among the OHL’s top first-year players with six goals (T1st) and nine points (3rd) in 18 playoff contests…He also led Whalers rookies with 39 points (15-24—39) during the regular season…Ranked eighth among OHL rookie scoring leaders in goals, assists (tied) and points. 2001-02: Played 37 games for the under-18 U.S. National Team, placing among club leaders with 14 goals (T3rd), 10 assists (T6th) and 24 points (3rd).
 

Personal: Lives in Dearborn, Mich....Married to Kayla…Best friend in hockey is Cal O’Reilly…Greatest hockey memory is winning the U-17 world championship as a member of Team USA…Hockey idol as a youth was Steve Yzerman…He chose his jersey number because he wore it as a kid…Greatest influence on his career was his family…Plans to coach after his playing career…First job was teaching skating…Proudest accomplishment was signing with the Nashville Predators…Most exciting place he’s visited is Europe…Played soccer and baseball growing up…Once met president George W. Bush and Lance Armstrong…Favorite food is filet mignon…Favorite music artist is Kenny Chesney…Favorite movie is Rocky 4…Favorite TV show is Lost…Favorite web site is vigilantehockeycamps.com…Favorite vacation spot is Frankfort, Mich….Roots for the Detroit Lions…Favorite sport to watch besides hockey is football…Enjoys movies, video games and weightlifting.